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Swans on the lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England, circa 1905

Subjects
BirdsLakes & PondsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Swans on the lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England, circa 1905, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Swans on the lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England, circa 1905, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

An oval vignette shows women and children on the stone edge of a lake in Sefton Park, feeding swans and ducks that swim close to the bank, with a small boat offshore and dense trees ringing the far shore. Sefton Park, laid out by Edouard André and opened in 1872, is one of Liverpool's great Victorian public parks, and its lake and boating pond were popular leisure spots. The scene is set within a printed ornamental frame of green and gold moulding, a common decorative treatment on early twentieth-century view cards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear C[illegible] [illegible] for the photos and I am [illegible] coming to [illegible] [illegible] here. Margaret Carlaw

PublisherNational Series
Sefton Park, Liverpool. --- POST CARD. NATIONAL SERIES Made in Gt. Britain. No. S.V. 302. THIS SPACE FOR INLAND COLONIAL, AND CERTAIN FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE.
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Harrett

44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

PublisherNational Series
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Harrett, 44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedSefton Park
Place depictedLiverpool, England
Stamp1d King Edward VII, red
NotesPrinted ornamental frame border with oval vignette and white margins; light edge and corner wear, small scuffs at top. Postmark: illegible (heavy black cancel over the British 1d stamp). Divided-back British "National Series" card, "Made in Gt. Britain"; Edward VII 1d red stamp points to c. 1902-1910. Light toning and edge wear; message written sideways along the left edge.

Cite this card

Swans on the lake, Sefton Park, Liverpool, England, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/swans-on-the-lake-sefton-park-liverpool-england-circa-1905. Accessed October 24, 2026.